Background here. Short version: Nordstrom is selling pre-muddied pants for $425, because fashion? I’m also not sure if the pants will just stop getting muddy after you wash them, assuming that you wash them. ‘Dry cleaning’ likewise seems like an oxymoron, here – Anyway, I’ve seen a bunch of people talk about the abstract issues here, including the important issue of what this says about how we think of physical labor, and its place in our society. Continue reading I have made a decision on the $425 Nordstrom Mud Pants story.